Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account…
Priority LOW 35CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
Tenshi 0.15 creates a tenshi.pid file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for tenshi.pid modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname/tenshi.pid`" command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0109 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:inversepath:tenshi:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.15 | Vulnerable | Inversepath |
- cpe:2.3:a:inversepath:tenshi:0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15 Vulnerable ·Inversepath
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11746
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m54q-g6pw-5jv7
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-11746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m54q-g6pw-5jv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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